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Study for Subway Steps

Martin Lewis American, 1881-1962
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About the Artwork

Study for Subway Steps

ca. 1930

Martin Lewis

1881-1962

American

Unknown

Graphite pencil, black conté crayon, and light orange conté crayon on green laid paper

Sheet: 12 × 9 inches (30.5 × 22.9 cm)

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Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of Mr. Robert M. Katzman and Mrs. Lisa Katzman in honor of Sidney and Betty Katzman and their children, Ellen and Laura, from the collection assembled by Patricia Lewis

1999.1720

Non-commercial all standard museum

Markings

Signed, in pencil, lower right: Martin Lewis | P.L.

Inscribed, in pencil, partially obscured by signature, lower right: used Inscribed, lower right corner: 4 [circled] Inscribed, verso, lower right: #27122 Inscribed, verso, below the LDL stamp: LDL - 277

Circular stamp, in black ink, verso, lower left: Lucile Deming Lewis

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1999-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Martin Lewis, Study for Subway Steps, ca. 1930, graphite pencil, black conté crayon, and light orange conté crayon on green laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. Robert M. Katzman and Mrs. Lisa Katzman in honor of Sidney and Betty Katzman and their children, Ellen and Laura, from the collection assembled by Patricia Lewis, 1999.1720.

Study for Subway Steps
Study for Subway Steps